Category: MIDDLE EAST

News about audiovisual in Middle East region (Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Syria, Libanon)

MOROCCO / Tangier International Reality Film Festival closes

Festival International du Cinéma-réalité

The 4th International Reality Film Festival was held in Tangier from May 14th to 18th. Organized by a Moroccan association called Les Lions du nord pour la culture et l’art, the festival features a professional short film competition. This year twelve films were presented, including Closure by Mooney Abu Samra (Jordan), Une Histoire de Vacances …

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JORDAN / Jordan increases the tax rebate on film production to 45%

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Jordan’s Royal Film Commission has increased its financial incentives for foreign film and television productions, raising the upper limit of its cash rebate from 25% to 45%. The new rate was officially announced at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14th. It reflects Jordan’s commitment to attracting international productions, despite Donald Trump’s announcement of a …

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PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES / The Nasser brothers’ Once upon a Time in Gaza wins award at Cannes

Once upon a time in Gaza

Palestinian directors Arab and Tarzan Nasser won the Best Director Award in the Un Certain Regard category for their film Once Upon a Time in Gaza. A dark comedy with a sharp social commentary, Once Upon a Time in Gaza is about a young student, Yahya, who forms an unlikely friendship with an outgoing but …

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ARAB WORLD / Record audience during Ramadan

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According to a report by Dubai International Content Market (DICM), during Ramadan media content consumption via television and digital platforms reached record highs across the MENA, Asia-Pacific and Africa regions. A total of 13.3 million unduplicated viewers watched television during the holy month, with an average of 9.1 million viewers per day. Each spent an …

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EGYPT / Cannes Festival: Aisha Can’t Fly Away shown during Critics’ Week

AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY

Egypt returns to Cannes with Morad Mostafa’s Aisha Can’t Fly Away. It is presented in Un Certain Regard at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. This brutal thriller explores Cairo’s underworld. It centres on a young Somali caretaker, Aisha, living in the marginalized neighbourhood of Ain Shams, home to a large community of African migrants. The …

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JORDAN / The Amman International Film Festival launches a platform for web series

The Amman International Film Festival, Awal Film, is launching a new programme to encourage web series: the Spark Series. Developed as part of the Amman Film Industry Days, it will give selected creators of web series the chance to present their projects to an audience of film-makers, producers, distributors and industry professionals. The goal is …

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SLOVENIA – TURKEY / The Turkish series The Ottoman licensed to be shown in Slovenia

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The Turkish company ATV Distribution is marketing the historical series The Ottoman in Slovenia. The 528-episode series is a historical epic retracing the Turkish-Byzantine wars. It has been broadcast in many countries and is available in several languages, including English, Arabic, and Russian. Müge Akar, Sales Manager at ATV Distribution, said: “The Ottoman is one …

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